On October 27, 2023, the Glen Grove Community Project celebrated different ways that various cultures honor those who have passed. This video montage is of pictures from the event.
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"La Madre" by Dan Barracuda
The Glen Grove Community Project (GGCP) started as a discussion among staff at Glen Grove Schol regarding how well they knew their community. Founding members included Aurora Joaquin (speech-language pathologist), Natalie Ceprnich (EL teacher), Marie Chang-Pisano (reading intervention associate), Katelyn Kelleher (school psychologist), Katharine Ellison (principal), Justin Johnson (D34 Multilingual Coach), and Sylvia Górski Duarte (D34 Title 1 Parent Resource Teacher). They set out to inquire about 1) What do families celebrate? and 2) What is important about those celebrations?
The first year of the initiative (2021-2022) involved collecting information, which led to the building blocks of the GGCP website. Most holidays fell under the following themes:
Over the past few years, the GGCP has expanded to include events celebrating various community traditions, a monthly newsletter, rotating displays in the school building, and an ever-growing network of local partnerships.
it is our mission is to celebrate and share what we have learned from our students and families over the years, and it is our joy to be a part of such a diverse, wonderful community in Glenview.